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I crawl on the earth. And rise on a pillar.
Always old, sometimes new. Never sad, sometimes blue. Never empty, sometimes full. Never pushes, always pulls.
What has roots as nobody sees, is taller than trees. Up, up it goes, and yet never grows?
What word starts with 'E', ends with 'E', but only has one letter? It is not the letter 'E'.
He stands beside the road. In a purple cap at tattered green cloak. Those who touch him, curse him.
What covers its face with its hands, speaks no language, yet most known what it's saying?